Aba, Nigeria
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Aba is a city in Nigeria, located on the Aba River. Originally settled by the Ngwa Tribe of the Igbo people, it eventually became the administrative center of Britain's colonial government. It is a major commercial center in Abia State in south-eastern Nigeria. In 1929 it was the site of revolt by women, in protest of colonial taxation policy. In 1967 the capital of the short-lived secessionist state of Biafra was moved to Aba from Enugu as Nigerian troops advanced into Biafra. The city of Aba has a current population estimate of over 1.3 million. It is surrounded by oil wells which separate it from the city of Port Harcourt, a distance of about 30 km.
Aba is a commercial city and has the highest number of small scale industries, noted for its famous Ariaria market. It is very densely populated and has high ratio of artisans in its population. As a result of overwhelming influx of people (resulting from sectarian crisis in the north) in the last three years, the local authorities are no longer able to manage the waste generated. This has made Aba the dirtiest city in Nigeria where people live alongside heaps of garbage. Aba is nicknamed "Enyimba City" which means Elephant city.
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